COURT NATURE OF POWERS AND QUALIFICATI DISQUALIFICA

CASES FUNCTIONS ON TION

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WITHIN ITS JUDGE/
JURISDICTIO JUSTICES
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Sandiganba The Conduct hearings, 1. Natural 1. They
yan sandiganbayan is receives evidence, born cannot be a
a special court. and issues citizen in direct
They handles judgments based the beneficiary
criminal and on the evidence. Philippin or have a
civil cases And also it has the es. financial
involving power to enforce 2. They stake in the
publics officials its judgements, must be outcome of
and employees, including the at least the cases .
include: issuance of 40years 2. They
warrant of arrest, old at the cannot be
Criminal cases: orders of time of related to
detention, and appointm
either party
 Violation orders of the ent.
of anti- recovery of assets. 3. Have in the cases
Graft and been a by sixth
Corrupt The judge of degree or a
Practices sandiganbayan a lower forth
act (RA plays a crucial court or degree of
3019) rules like engaged consanguin
 Forfeitur combating in the
ity.
e of corruptions by practice
illegal holding public of law in 3. A judge or
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(RA their actions and es for at impartial
13479) protect public least and free
Crimes interest by 15years. from bias
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Public Officials: public officials act competen prejudgmen
in the best interest ce, t
 Direct, of the people and Integrity,
indirect, not for a personal Probity,
and gain. and
Qualified Independ
Bribery ence.
 Corruptio
n of
public
Officials
  Violation
s of the
Plunder
Law (RA
7080)
 Violation
of the
Heinous
Crime
Law (RA
7659)
Civil Cases:
 Civil
cases
Filed
Pursuant
to
Executiv
e Orders.
JURISDICTIO
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REQUIREME
NTS:
The
SandiganBayan
is has
jurisdiction over
cases involve
public officials
and controlled
corporations.

The offense must

be related to the
official duties of
the accused
public officials.
Court of The Philippines The CTA Has the 1. A judge 1. A judge or
Tax is specialized power to or justice justices
Appeals court with administer oaths, of the cannot be
exclusive receive evidence, CTA pecuniary
jurisdiction over summon witnesses must be interested
cases involving and issue natural in the case.
taxes and tax subpoenas. born in 2. They
related matters. citizen of cannot also
The CTA is the related to
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 Decisions presiding justices es. in the sixth
of the and assisted by 2. They degree or a
Commiss eight associate most be relations to
ioner of justices, organized at least counsel.
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Revenue. divisions, and it old at the justices are
 Inaction has a staff of time of subject to
by clerks of court, appointm the same
Commiss legal and technical ent. inhibitions
ioner of services 3. The and
internal personnel, and constituti disqualifica
Revenue. administrative and on tions as the
 Decisions finance personnel mandates justices of
of to support its that the court of
Regional operations. judge and appeals.
Trial justices
Court in must
Local possess
Tax these
Cases. qualities.
 Criminal 4. The CTA
Offenses judges or
Arising justices
from have the
violations same
of tax qualificat
law. ions,
 Tax rank ,
Collectio category,
n Cases. salary,
emolume
nts, and
privilege
s as the
justices
of the
court of
appeals.
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Appeals appeals is an Appeals it serves a natural cannot sit
intermediate as the intermediate born in cases
appellate court appellate court, citizen in where they
that reviews reviewing the are related
decisions of decisions made by Philippin to either
lower courts, lower courts. Its es. party
such as the RTC primary function 2. 40 years within the
and is to ensure old sixth
sandiganbayan. consistency and And must degree of
fairness in the be judge consanguin
application of the of lower ity or
Issue writ law across the court or affinity, or
Certiorari, and country. engaged the council
Quo warranto. in the within the
These are used practice fourth
to in the degree.
 Correct Philippin 2. Judges
errors of es for at cannot sit
law least 15 in cases
 Prohibiti years. where they,
on 3. Must be their
prevents proven spouse, or
governm competen child have
ent ce, financial
officials integrity, interest as
from probity an legatee
illegally and or a
or independ creditor.
exceedin ence. 3. Judges
g their must recuse
authority. themselves
 Compel if they
performa presided in
nce of any inferior
duty. court when
 Challeng their ruling
e the or decision
right to is subject
hold of review.
office. 4. A pending
 Cases impeachme
involving nt
the compliant
enforcem against a
ent of judge may
judgemen also
ts of disqualify
lower them from
courts. being
 Cases nominated
involving or
the appointed
 preventio to any
n of position in
grave the
abuse of judiciary.
discretion
.

Supreme The Supreme The powers and  A  A judge

Court Court of the functions are Supreme cannot sit
Philippines, also outlined in the Court in a case
known as the 1987 Constitution justice where they,
Korte Suprema, and are broadly must be a their
is the highest categorized as natural- spouse, or
court in the follows: born child has a
country. It holds citizen of financial
both original and Adjudicatory the interest as
appellate Powers: Philippin an heir,
jurisdiction, es. This legatee,
meaning it can - The Supreme means creditor, or
hear cases Court has the they must otherwise.
directly or power to hear have
review decisions cases directly, been  A judge
made by lower without them first born a cannot sit
courts. Here's a going through citizen, in a case
detailed lower courts. This not where they
breakdown of includes: naturalize are related
the nature of d later. to either
cases and its  Cases party
jurisdiction: affecting  The within the
ambassado candidate sixth
Original rs, other must be degree of
Jurisdiction: public at least consanguin
 Cases ministers, forty ity (blood
Affecting and years old. relation) or
Ambassa consuls. affinity
dors, (relation by
Public  Petitions  The marriage)
Ministers for candidate or to
, and certiorari, must counsel
Consuls. prohibition have within the
 The , been a fourth
Supreme mandamus judge of degree,
Court , quo a lower computed
also has warranto, court or according
original and habeas engaged to the rules
jurisdicti corpus. in the of the Civil
 on over practice Law.
petitions  Writs of of law in
for amparo, the  A judge
certiorari, habeas Philippin cannot sit
prohibitio data, and es for at in a case
n, kalikasan. least where they
mandamu fifteen have
s, quo Appellate years. previously
warranto, Jurisdiction: The been an
and Supreme Court  The executor,
habeas has the power to candidate administrat
corpus. review decisions must be a or,
These are special made by lower person of guardian,
writs used to courts. This proven trustee, or
address specific includes: competen counsel.
legal issues, such ce,  A judge
as:  Cases integrity, cannot sit
1. To prevent a involving probity in a case
lower court or the (honesty where they
administrative constitutio and previously
body from nality or uprightne presided in
exceeding its validity of ss), and an inferior
jurisdiction. laws, independ court when
2. To compel a treaties, or ence. their ruling
public official or executive or decision
body to perform agreements is the
a duty required . subject of
by law. review,
To determine  Cases without the
the legality of a involving written
person's right to the legality consent of
hold a public of taxes, all parties
office. 3. To imposts, in interest.
bring a person assessment
before the court s, or tolls.  A judge
to determine if may, in
they are being  Cases their sound
illegally where the discretion,
detained. jurisdictio disqualify
4. The Supreme n of a themselves
Court has lower from sitting
original court is in in a case
jurisdiction over issue. for just and
writs of amparo, valid
habeas data, and  Criminal reasons
the cases other than
environmental where the those
writ of penalty mentioned
kalikasan. These imposed is above.
writs are reclusion
designed to perpetua or
protect higher.
fundamental
rights:  Cases
5. To protect a involving
person's right to errors or
life, liberty, and questions
security. of law.
6. To protect a
person's right to
privacy and data Rule-Making
security. Power:
7. To protect the
right to a healthy
environment.  The
Supreme
Appellate Court has
Jurisdiction: the sole
and
The Supreme exclusive
Court has power to
appellate promulgate
jurisdiction over rules
decisions made concerning
by lower courts :
in the following  The
cases: protection
and
- The Supreme enforceme
Court reviews nt of
cases where the constitutio
constitutionality nal rights.
or validity of any
treaty,  Pleading,
international or practice,
executive and
agreement, law, procedure
presidential in all
decree, courts.
proclamation,
order,  Admission
instruction, to the
 ordinance, or practice of
regulation is in law.
question.
 The
Integrated
Bar.
 Legal
assistance
to the
underprivil
eged.

Ps 211 Constitutional Law

AB Political science 2 block 76

Student name : Phoebe Cimafranca